Totals
- Total revenue
- $95,205
- Total expenses
- $64,830
- Contributions and grants received
- $67,812
- Grants paid
- not reported
- Program service revenue
- $26,604
- Membership dues (line 3)
- $0
- Investment income (line 4)
- $0
- Gain or loss on sale of assets (line 5c)
- $0
- Gaming and fundraising events, net (line 6d)
- $789
- Gross profit on inventory sales (line 7c)
- $0
- Other revenue (line 8)
- not reported
- Total assets, end of year
- $185,135
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $93,325
- Net assets or fund balances, end of year
- $91,810
- Program service expenses (Part III)
- $37,773
Program services were 58.3% of total expenses calculated — Part III's total program service expenses over total expenses, both as filed.
Mission and programs · 2024
Primary exempt purpose
The organizations exempt purposes are to provide trauma informed media literacy training to African-American youth and adults; to produce a weekly African-American cultural affairs program; to operate radio and television stations; and to operate media arts and culture centers. Mission Statement: Desert Soul Media Inc. is an educational non-profit bridging the digital divide between access to and training on digital media equipment and software; and the intergenerational underrepresented populations in the digital media arts industry. Our highest priorities are Black and African American youth seniors and families. We are telling our stories our way.
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We provided digital media training to community members. We maintain online and broadcast stations to further support our mission of bridging the digital divide and providing media access to underserved populations. We partnered with local businesses and organizations to provide community programming and public service announcements. We provided opportunities for local artist to showcase their talents in the community.
Expenses $37,773
As filed on the 2024 return.
Listed in Part IV
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Jennifer Davis-Paige
Chair of the Board
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 25
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Kaja Brown
Executive Director and President and Secretary
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 25
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Calvin J Worthen
Vice Chair of the Board and Deputy Director and Vice President
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 20
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Aqueelah Worthen
Treasurer
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 5
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Gabriel Bey
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
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Kenneth Davis
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
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Tiffany Hawkins
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
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Althea Long
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
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Leah Marche
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
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Debra Momon-Sabir
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
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Tina Taylor
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
Compensation is as filed in Part IV of the Form 990-EZ: compensation, contributions to benefit plans, expense account, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total.
Grants on this return
No itemized grants to organizations on this return.
Provenance
- Return type
- form_990_ez
- Tax year
- 2024
- Filed
- 16 December 2025
- IRS schema version
- 2024v5.1
- Source object
- 202503509349200300
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